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Timothy Smith, MD
The Sinus and Allergy Health Partnership (SAHP), comprised of representatives from the American Rhinologic Society (ARS), the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) and the American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy (AAOA) is a critical collaboration between our societies and allows for important initiatives to be undertaken on behalf of all otolaryngologists practicing nasal and sinus medicine and surgery.
As part of the SAHP's efforts to enhance national and international visibility for otolaryngology research in the arena of sinonasal disease, the SAHP has awarded the largest grant ever offered through the American Academy of Otolaryngology's grant process to Dr. Noam Cohen and the University of Pennsylvania for their research entitled "Altered Ciliary Dynamics in Chronic Rhinosinusitis." The grant award for $100,000 spans three years and will be used to study ciliary response to pharmacologic stimulation, examine reversibility, and assess the effects of exogenously applied inflammatory mediators on ciliary function. The ARS and SAHP congratulate Dr. Cohen and his colleagues for their fine work and look forward to their research presentations at upcoming meetings!
As part of the mission of the SAHP, the SAHP board will plan to invite applications for grants to conduct clinical or basic research in the pathogenesis, pathophysiology, diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of nasal and sinus disease. Projects must be designed so as to yield useful information within the period of award, but priority will be given to projects that are also innovative with promise to develop into new long-range or expanded research programs capable of attracting funding from other sources.
Current SAHP Board with affiliation
| Edwyn Boyd, MD | AAOA |
| Karen Calhoun, MD | AAO-HNS |
| Stephen Chadwick, MD | AAOA |
| Jack Fornadley, MD | AAOA, SAHP Treasurer |
| Richard Haydon, MD | AAO-HNS |
| Joseph Jacobs, MD | ARS |
| Howard Levine, MD | ARS, SAHP Chair |
| Bradley Marple, MD | AAO-HNS |
| Timothy Smith, MD | ARS |
| Jami Lucas | SAHP Secretary |
| Will Shawver | Point Staff Person Supporting SAHP |
For further information regarding the SAHP, feel free to contact its' staff, William Shawver, or Executive Director, Jamie Lucas, at 202-955-5010 (fax 202-955-5016; 1990 M Street, NW, Suite 680, Washington, DC 20036).
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